GLENN L. MARTIN P6M SEAMASTER U.S. NAVY STRATEGIC BOMBER FLYING BOAT / SEAPLANE PROMO FILM XD10724
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Glenn L. Martin Baltimore, in cooperation with the US Navy Patrol, Squadron 49, presents a 1950’s era, color movie called, Look to the Sea. Produced by Information Services; Joseph M. Rowland, Mgr. Written and Directed by Donn Hale Munson. Photography by Lee T. Dougherty. Edited by Frank A. Maniglia. Technical Advisement by Ens. D.P. Arrowsmith, USNR. The film is a promotional film for the Martin M6M SeaMaster. The Martin P6M SeaMaster, built by the Glenn L. Martin Company, was a 1950s strategic bomber flying boat for the United States Navy that almost entered service; production aircraft were built and Navy crews were undergoing operational conversion, with a service entry about six months off, when the program was cancelled on 21 August 1959. Envisioned as a way to give the Navy a strategic nuclear force, the SeaMaster was eclipsed by the Polaris submarine-launched ballistic missile. Due to the political situation at the Pentagon, the Navy promoted the P6M primarily as a high speed minelayer.
The film opens with a globe, 1:00. Waves crash, 1:14. Men are seen commercial fishing, 1:21. A seaplane soars over the sea, 1:57. A seaplane soars on the sea, 2:29. Seaplane operates offshore, 2:56. Men maintain the seaplane, 3:20. A seaplane is refueled at sea from a navy boat, 4:00. A Navy seaplane takes off from the ocean, 4:21. A navy seaman is typing at a teletype, 4:47. Seaman hands a report to a navy officer, 5:09. Navy officers plot a map, 5:25. Officers plan an attack on a submarine; the crew mans the ship, 6:00. The crew boards the seaplane, 6:10. The seaplane takes off on its mission, 6:50. The plane makes its way through the bay and takes off, 7:25. The seaplane flies toward its mission, 8:25. The navy officers are pictured in the cockpit, 8:35. The officers man the radar, searching for an enemy submarine, 9:15. The navy officers man the seaplane and search for the submarine, 10:15. A navy seaman is seen using his radar to find the enemy submarine, 10:53. The enemy submarine has been spotted, 11:05. Bomb bay doors are open and attack the submarine, 12:10. The submarine is destroyed, 12:15. The seaplane lands on the water, 13:00. The Martin P6 Seamaster. The Martin P6M SeaMaster was built by the Glenn L. Martin Company it was a 1950s strategic bomber flying boat for the United States Navy that almost entered service; production aircraft were built and Navy crews were undergoing operational conversion, with a service entry about six months off, when the program was cancelled on 21 August 1959. Envisioned to give the Navy a strategic nuclear force, the SeaMaster was eclipsed by the Polaris submarine-launched ballistic missile. Due to the political situation at the Pentagon, the Navy promoted the P6M primarily as a high-speed minelayer. The seaplane takes off, 13:40.
Martin tried unsuccessfully to market the technology in the civilian market, with a version called the SeaMistress but there were no takers, and the company soon abandoned the aircraft business entirely to focus on missiles and electronics. The P6M was the final aircraft constructed by the Glenn L. Martin Company.
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This is a gem ! This narrator could make a toaster oven sound exciting !
That's my dad cdr John Paul Bradshaw flying ea 3 it was filmed in Bermuda in 1955 God that was a great place to grow up
I, for one, kneel before our new seaplane overlords.
Actually, this film has about 90% of its footage showing the U.S. Navy P5M-1 Martin Marlin patrol seaplane. The little over a minute remaining has shots of Martin's revolutionary XP6M SeaMaster jet seaplane bomber which first flew on July 14, 1955. The SeaMaster was intended to give the U.S. Navy a jet bomber capable of delivering conventional and nuclear bombs. It was plagued with numerous issues in its testing period with the first one crashing killing all onboard. Sadly, despite a total of 16 being built (two crashed in the test stage), the Navy's SSF program (Strategic Striking Force) which was based on the success of the P6M, was cancelled a few months before most of these aircraft were to become operational toward the end of 1959. They were basically Navy budget victims of Polaris missile submarines and Forrestal Class super carriers that were up and coming at the same time. The remaining SeaMasters were eventually all scraped.
Nice promo on the P5M-1.... Seeing as the title was about the P6M, it would have been nice to see more of it than just a quick passing mention.
All the filming of the Seamaster jet was done in the Chesapeake Bay and Middle River outside of Baltimore Maryland. Several of the factory building are still in use to other companies and the seaplane ramp is still there. Years ago they had a Seadart sitting in the corner of one of their factory buildings and I was there for a EAA Fly In so that's where I strapped my hammock between the ski struts for the weekend. Sleeping under a piece of aeronautical history.
Not much on the P6M but there were many good views of the P5M Marlin. I saw Marlins flying in support of Market Time ops in Vietnam. I believe the seaplane tender in Cam Rahn Bay was the USS Currituck at the time. The aircraft always looked ungainly to me but since I had never seen seaplanes before, I found them interesting. Always wanted to go out on a few missions with them.
I can't believe how easy finding and sinking a sub is!
6:10
Such a dramatic video about warfare that never existed. The P5M came into service in 1952 and never bombed any submarines... ever
Awesome video. Another reason the P6M was canceled was the Polaris Submarine
I had a good look at a P6M in early '59 while picking up a P5M from Martic that had been overhauled and retro fitted with Julie/Jez and new radio/nav gear. It was a sweet looking beast. And no, finding subs wasn't that easy.
I want one! Better than a yacht! :)
It's baffling that the 5-sided funny farm didn't think that seaplanes in general and a seaplane strike force was a good idea.
Should have been nicknamed the 'Jimmy Durante'
3:20
Easy Able 3 would make a good long range Search an Rescue airplane. Helicopters are great but lack range and capacity but don;t have to deal with rough seas like the airplane would.
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The base is NAS Bermuda. VP-49 "Woodpeckers".
This Video Was Mislabelled. It Features The Martin Marlin. The Seamaster Is Not Even Mentioned Until Around 13 Minutes In . . .